Cannabis

Relax, enjoy the weather. Have a Bud. And be sure to get your pot plants outside to benefit from all the natural sunshine and room to grow. That's what deputies say David Scott Krause did. Detectives say they found four potted marijuana plants with an estimated street value of $12,000 by the 60-year-old North Naples man's outdoor pool, according to a news release from the Collier County Sheriff's Office. At least his buds were convenient.

Medical marijuana is not yet legal in Florida, but you would not know that by the some of the business scams materializing across the state. You can help make marijuana legal in Florida by voting for Amendment Two this November. It needs 60 percent to pass. If approved, the state Department of Health will be charged with establishing rules and regulations governing the lawful distribution and sale of medical marijuana in Florida. Nevertheless, misrepresentations of fact and misstatements of law are being sold to the public by people trying to make money off the ensuing 'Green Rush.' It's a scammer's universe.

FloriDUH: Teen stole tomato plant, though it was cannabis By Barbara Hijek February 18, 2012 07:52 AM Here's more proof that teaching to the test isn't providing our youth with vital life skills. A 15-year-old boy climbed into a Holly Hill kitchen window to steal a pot plant, reports The Daytona Beach News-Journal. It was a botanical blunder: He actually stole a tomato plant. Fleeing after being caught by the homeowner, the teen taunted the woman about the 'pot plant.' "You stupid little brat, it's a tomato plant!"

Maybe they thought their hidden cannabis caves were a stroke of genius, that is, until the cops came and made a bigger splash. A cannabis lab was unearthed in Hialeah that stretched the length of a backyard and was concealed inside the covered shell of a pool, cops said, reports the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. It was the third grow operation found in the last couple of days, and the second one concealed by the shell of a pool -- but this time the entrance was concealed beneath a baby's crib, officials said.

I strongly disagree with a recent letter writer's persecution of medical marijuana "Crimes and justice," Nov. 13). Cannabis (marijuana) is a much less dangerous substance than many legal substances, and it's irrational to require that citizens who use cannabis must be caged. Cannabis has never caused an overdose, never produced a cancer death and compared to booze and cigarettes, is a much wiser choice for a person's health. In fact charts show caffeine is twice as addictive as cannabis.

Florida has a unique opportunity to lead the way in cannabis research at our land-grant university, the University of Florida. With so much attention being given to the proposed constitutional amendment allowing licensed Florida physicians to recommend the medical use of marijuana by qualified patients, we believe that our land-grant university must respond with adequate research to ensure the safety and efficacy of cannabis in safe, effective forms...

They probably wanted to 'grow' the family business but it looks like deputies shut them down. Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives executed a search warrant Tuesday arrested Brian Dale Greig and his son on marijuana charges after finding a small grow house operation in a garage in Port Charlotte, according to a news release from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Detectives found pot plants under grow lights and weed on the kitchen counter and in a bedroom, the report states.

Medical marijuana is not yet legal in Florida, but you would not know that by the some of the business scams materializing across the state. You can help make marijuana legal in Florida by voting for Amendment Two this November. It needs 60 percent to pass. If approved, the state Department of Health will be charged with establishing rules and regulations governing the lawful distribution and sale of medical marijuana in Florida. Nevertheless, misrepresentations of fact and misstatements of law are being sold to the public by people trying to make money off the ensuing 'Green Rush.' It's a scammer's universe.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered a grow house on the 15000 block of Monroe Road in Delray Beach on Thursday, according to a Sheriff's Office news release. An anonymous tip and subsequent investigation led to a search warrant for the house. Around 9 a.m., deputies went in to find 93 cannabis plants totaling slightly more than 300 grams of cannabis in three rooms, according to the release. Several vacuum-sealed bags filled with cannabis ready for sale were also found in the house.

Three men were arrested on miscellaneous drug charges early Monday morning after police raided a home on the 300 block of Northeast 42nd Street and seized about 14 pounds of marijuana and $5,120 in cash, the Boca Raton police said. Steven Simms, 25, who lives in the Northeast 42nd Street home, was charged with possession of cannabis with intent to distribute, possession of paraphernalia and possession of cannabis over 20 grams. Nay Garrido, 26, of Pompano Beach, and Peter Elias, 32, of Deerfield Beach, were charged with possession of cannabis under 20 grams and possession of paraphernalia.

Florida has a unique opportunity to lead the way in cannabis research at our land-grant university, the University of Florida. With so much attention being given to the proposed constitutional amendment allowing licensed Florida physicians to recommend the medical use of marijuana by qualified patients, we believe that our land-grant university must respond with adequate research to ensure the safety and efficacy of cannabis in safe, effective forms...

The response to the People United for Medical Marijuana petition from the Florida Sheriffs Association president Sheriff Grady Judd is carefully crafted, with cherry-picked facts that tell a half-baked story. I first challenge that those debilitated by serious illnesses will not be truly helped by this initiative. The sick who need medical cannabis are directly harmed by resorting to the black market for medicine. They risk arrest. They risk losing access. They are faced with inconsistent or contaminated product — with no legal recourse when something goes wrong.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered a grow house on the 15000 block of Monroe Road in Delray Beach on Thursday, according to a Sheriff's Office news release. An anonymous tip and subsequent investigation led to a search warrant for the house. Around 9 a.m., deputies went in to find 93 cannabis plants totaling slightly more than 300 grams of cannabis in three rooms, according to the release. Several vacuum-sealed bags filled with cannabis ready for sale were also found in the house.

A deputy pulled over 36-year-old Donya Leigh-Anne Dennard for failing to stop at a posted stop sign, according to a news release from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. When the deputy detected the smell of pot coming from inside her vehicle, the deputy then asked for consent to search the car. Dennard, of Winter Haven, reportedly became nervous and allegedly told the deputy she did have something illegal inside the car -- a bag of pot. The deputy searched the car and found three bags of cannabis inside, according to the report.

Now that longtime activist and irreverent Fort Lauderdale attorney Norm Kent has become leader of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, what should we call him? His Highness? Boss Weed? Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Joints? "Stop, you're killing me," Kent said through heavy coughs and laughs when I reached him by phone Monday. Kent, 63, a cancer survivor, has been battling some major health issues lately, but he's determined to get back on his feet and lead the charge for change as chairman of NORML's national board of directors.

It's springtime! Time for a little gardening. But be aware you might suffer some adverse consequences for letting certain plants get direct sunlight. Manatee County Sheriff's deputies spotted several marijuana plants being grown on Untrez Hodo's and his girlfriend's back porch in bradenton, reports The Bradenton Herald. Hodo's girlfriend allowed deputies to search their place. That turned out to be a bad move: Deputies found a cigar box with several bags of cocaine, an eight ball of cocaine; a bag of rock cocaine, a bag of pot, Hydrocodone pills and an additional 33 pot plants.

SUNRISE -- A resident who police said sometimes had 15 to 18 visitors an hour at his home, was arrested on drug charges, authorities confirmed. Stewart Jeffrey Lovenvirth, 21, of the 4000 block of Northwest 87th Avenue, was arrested last week, police Lt. Bob Biondolillo said. Lovenvirth faces charges of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, possession of cannabis with intent to distribute, tampering with evidence, delivery of cannabis and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, said Biondolillo, who works out of the department`s vice and narcotics unit.

They probably wanted to 'grow' the family business but it looks like deputies shut them down. Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives executed a search warrant Tuesday arrested Brian Dale Greig and his son on marijuana charges after finding a small grow house operation in a garage in Port Charlotte, according to a news release from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. Detectives found pot plants under grow lights and weed on the kitchen counter and in a bedroom, the report states.

Grow you pot with pride. Show the world your ganja garden. When a detective knocked on the Port Richey door after receiving reports of drug activity in the area the deputy saw several pot plants on a window sill, according to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, reports the Tampa Bay Times inSt. Petersburg. The resident, Eric Jason McVey, 35, allowed the deputy inside. Bad move: The deputy found an additional 45.4 grams of cannabis marijuana and pipes, authorities said.